Djalma Freitas

Djalma Nascimento Freitas, better known as Djalma Freitas, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Discovered in amateur championships in Recife, Djalma Freitas arrived at Sport in 1959. With the club, he was two-time state champion in 1960 and 1961, top scorer and to this day is the second highest scorer in the entire history of the club, with 159 total goals. In 1961 he had two months of experience at São Paulo FC, but due to his bad behavior off the field he ended up returning to Sport.
In the second half of 1965 he moved to Portugal, where he played for the next 13 years, playing for Vitória de Guimarães, Porto, Belenenses, Oriental, Marinhense and Espinho.

Honours

;Sport

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1961, 1962

;Porto

Taça de Portugal: 1967–68

;Individual

Campeonato Pernambucano top scorer: 1960

Personal life

Freitas stood out for his controversial behavior in his personal life. He had 12 children with at least 7 different women, had problems with alcoholism, was involved in several traffic accidents during his time in Portugal and was even sentenced to prison in Brazil for non-payment of alimony. He died in his sleep at his home in the, neighborhood of Recife, at the age of 73.